HOUSE    OF   REPIIESENTAT1V]':S,  ,lamuuy  !(*,    18»)5.— Laid 
on  the  tabic  and  ordered  to  be  printed. 

[By  the  Ciiaiu.| 


MESSACa:   OF  THE    l^KESIDEXF. 

i':xECUTrvE  department,       / 

Tallahassee,  Dec.  \Uli,  1S64.  f 

To  the  Xijcakcr  of  the  House  of  iLejn'esentatlvcs 

Confederate  Siahx  Congress^  Richmond^  Va. 

SiK — I»y  dircetion  of  the  General  Assembly  <>f  the  State  of  Murida, 
I  have  the  honor  to  enclose  to  yon  a  copy  of  a  Joint  Resolution 
adojtted  by  that  body  at  its  late  session. 

Very  llespecrfully. 

•\0\l^   MILTON, 
Gov.  of  Florida. 


JOINT   RESOLUTION    OE   CONFIDENCE    IN    AND    THANKS    TO 
PRESIDENT  JEFFERSON  DAVIS. 

Be  it  re.solved  Jjij  the  Senate  and  House  of  Ilcprcsentatlres  of 
the  S^tate  of  Florida.,  in  ircmral  AxsindAy  coneemd.,  That  the  con - 
tidcnce  of  the  [leujde  of  the  State  of  Florida,  in  the  ability,  I'urity 
and  patriotipni  of  his  Excellency,  Jefferson  Davis,  President  of  the 
Confederate  States,  continues  unabated,  and  that  the  aide,  fearless 
Mild  iin])artial  manner  in  which  lie  has  administered  the  Government 
of  the  Confederate  States,  demands,  and  will  continue  to  receive,  onr 
approbation  and  support. 

/>'  it  fiirlJn  I'  i-'.^olr.d^  That  a  cojiy  ..1'  thoo  i\'<olution.>  bi;  for- 
waidol  Ity  the  (iovcnntr  to  the  President  ami  to  the  presidinir  ollicei"^ 
of  the  Senate  iiiid  of  fhi'  Hon-"  ol"  Itcjuvseiitativcs  of  the  Confederate 
C<tiiLrves«-. 

Adoj.tcd   Nov.  2stli,  18»iL 

A.    \\.   ALLISON,   J 'rest  nf  th'    Saialr. 
F.  L.  VILLEPIGIIE,  Scryofth,  Senate. 

A<k.ptcd  Nov.  -JSfh.  1S<)-I. 

PIHLir  DELL,  Sj,.al,<r  11.  of  /:. ,>.s. 
AVA[.  FORSYTH  IJVNl'M,  (7/7    /A.  of  /.Vy.v. 

.\|. proved  Kov.  ;;(Mh,  L'564. 

:\im}i^   lA\\:\'n^.  r.oe.ruor  of  Florida.' 

\  true  coj'y  from  the  ]i<»ll8, 

!;.  F.  XLLY,^,  Secretary  of  St<xte. 


